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The Hartington Community Association (HCA) was formed to pursue public concerns about the quantity and quality of groundwater in the Hartington area. Local residents and farmers are dependent on private wells for drinking water and livestock watering purposes. This fact,…
John passed away peacefully at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Wednesday November 28, 2018 at the age of 81. Will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marilyn Pierce (nee Emery). Much loved father of Grace Knutson (Merle), Joy Pierce-Presland, Wendy Pierce, David Pierce…
Edna Webb was quite young when she gave birth to Jennie, her first child, at home on Little Franklin Lake near Perth Road on December 6, 1918. WWI had just ended, and horse power still ruled on the roads. The Webb’s - George, Edna and baby Jennie, soon moved to Ida Hill, at the…
Deputy fire chief says he's being pushed outBill Babcock, Deputy Fire Chief in Portland, addressed Council about his pending retirement: “I feel that I am being forced to retire: some of my duties have been removed, and I signed my agreement (to retire) under duress.” Babcock…
Mr. Flegal’s grade three/four class at Granite Ridge Education Centre class was honoured to have local Métis community members, Candace Lloyd and Nicholas Delbaere-Sawchuck, visit and share their knowledge and teachings through guided discussion and questions last week,.…
A few years ago, Greg Ducharme started putting up Christmas lights one his Riverhill Farms house. His spread, at 1311 Struthadam Road, is just a short jaunt down the River Road South of Ompah (or north of the Ardoch Road). “After awhile, we’d be sitting watching TV and noticed…
If upon hearing the phrase, “Men's Shed”, your mind calls up images of shirtless, longhaired men, sitting in a circle, not so rhythmically banging on drums, while others dance ecstatically within it, you aren't seeing the right picture. Different men’s movement. If those men in…
North Frontenac North Frontenac Township swore in its new Council Monday in the Plevna Council Chambers, and it’ll be back to business as usual. They did some business, like adopting an emergency plan and discussing (at the urging of Coun. Gerry Martin) whether councilors should…
Central Council passed a resolution stating that it does not support MPP Randy Hillier’s request for support in his investigation of Conservation Authority practices at the final meeting of the outgoing council on November 27. Coun. Brent Cameron questioned some of the…
John A. Macdonald didn’t have to deal with it. Neither did William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau or even Stephen Harper. But, in this, the 21st Century, everyone is having to deal with social media, and politicians are no exception. Recently, Ottawa Mayor…
